The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-06-09

staff this week, and the very excel
lent report appended is from him.
Martin Luther was the great Pre-
testant reformer Of the 18th centu
tury. He was born at EIsleben i
1883, and in 1907 was ordained
ipriest, and a year later removed t
Wittenberg. lie became a teache
in aUnlyersity founded there b
the Eiector Frederick of Saxony
In 1909 he became a bachelor 0
theology and commenced lecturin:
on the holy Scripture. He ais
commenced to preach about thI
time and his sermons reached /,
wider audience and welded pow
erful influence.
In 1910 or 1911 he was sent on :
mission to Rome, and has given tt
the world in graphic words the his
tory Of that visit.
On his return from Rome he was
made Doctor of the Holy Scrip.
lures. His career as a reformei
Is dated from that Time.
The system of indulgences a
that time current in the Catholic
Church was disapproved by Luther
and he drew out 95 theses on the
doctrine of indulgcnces, which he
nailed upon the gates of the church
at Wittenberg and which he offered
TO maintain against all impugners
The general purport of these theses
was to deny to the Pope all right to
forgive SINS.
This was bold step, and ofcouTse
awakened wide spread excitement
all through Europe.
Because of his acton the Pore,
Leo x, issued a bull against him,
but this document Was burned be-
fore a multitude of doctors, students
and citizens at the Elstcr Gate OF
Wittenberg. He was summoned
before the Diet of Worms in 1921
but he refused to make any retrac-
ton. In 1926 he was married to
Katherine Won Bora.
Tho name, "Lutherans," is ap-
Piled to the followers of Luther.
The chief doctrine of Lutheran
ism is that we are justified by grace,
through faith, without works. but
the doctrine by which the system is
best known in polemical divinity
are those relating TO original sin,
the person of Christ, baptism, and
the Lords Supper. In IFS eonstitu-
tion, the Lutheran Church Is gen
eral Unepiscopal, without being pro-
perly Presbyterian /; its rule is by
conslstorles depending upon the in
structions of the congrega tlons.
Lutheranism is the prevailing
form of Professionalism in the Ger
man Empire, it is the national re-
figion of the SeandInavians, and is
largely represented in Russia, Hun
gary, France, the British Empire
and the United States.
The following is the report of the
proceedings of The Lutheran Synod
that finished its work on Tuesday
The Western District of the
Ev. Luth. Joint Synod OF Ohio
and adjacent States, met June
1st, in the Hunter st. Lutheran
Church and remained in session
until Tuesday noon. About 80
clerical and 10 lay members were
present. This district embraces
all the charges of Southern Ohio
and Indiana belonging to Joint
Synod Of Ohio.
The morning sessions were de-
voted TO the discussion of Theses
ON the Labor question. They
were presented TO Synod by Rev.
Prof. Theo. Mees, of Capital Uni
Columbus, O. This. gem
!leman of late has given much of
his time and attention to the la
bor question and the troubles
amenating therefrom, and as this
question is the burning question
Of the day, of course, a spirited
and interesting debate ensued.
which led to the unanimous adop-
ion of The following Theses:
Thesis I. That the laborers
lave the right TO combine among
themselves for the purpose of Sc
,uring and furthering their right
-ul interests. individual, as we'll
Is collective, cannot be denied.
Thesis II. The limits of such
purposes may not transcend the
which the Word OF God
euuires FROM a strict observance
IF love to our neighbor.
Thesis LII. AS soon as such
lnions have for their object the
of controlling power
" united and CO operative oppo-
ition against their employers,
hey trespass upon the right OF
,rivate possession and admins
ration Of affairs,
1t Is not the object Of this the.
is to deny the Iaborer the right
f refusing to work where he is
iot receiving a just remunera~
ion for his services, but to for
id dictation and aggression up